Nashorn setTimeout polyfill

js-timeout-polyfill.js

/**
 * js-timeout-polyfill
 * @see https://blogs.oracle.com/nashorn/entry/setinterval_and_settimeout_javascript_functions
 */
(function (global) {
    'use strict';

    if (global.setTimeout ||
        global.clearTimeout ||
        global.setInterval ||
        global.clearInterval) {
        return;
    }

    var Timer = global.Java.type('java.util.Timer');

    function toCompatibleNumber(val) {
        switch (typeof val) {
            case 'number':
                break;
            case 'string':
                val = parseInt(val, 10);
                break;
            case 'boolean':
            case 'object':
                val = 0;
                break;

        }
        return val > 0 ? val : 0;
    }

    function setTimerRequest(handler, delay, interval, args) {
        handler = handler || function () {
            };
        delay = toCompatibleNumber(delay);
        interval = toCompatibleNumber(interval);

        var applyHandler = function () {
            handler.apply(this, args);
        };

        /*var runLater = function () {
         Platform.runLater(applyHandler);
         };*/

        var timer;
        if (interval > 0) {
            timer = new Timer('setIntervalRequest', true);
            timer.schedule(applyHandler, delay, interval);
        } else {
            timer = new Timer('setTimeoutRequest', false);
            timer.schedule(applyHandler, delay);
        }

        return timer;
    }

    function clearTimerRequest(timer) {
        timer.cancel();
    }

    /////////////////
    // Set polyfills
    /////////////////
    global.setInterval = function setInterval() {
        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
        var handler = args.shift();
        var ms = args.shift();

        return setTimerRequest(handler, ms, ms, args);
    };

    global.clearInterval = function clearInterval(timer) {
        clearTimerRequest(timer);
    };

    global.setTimeout = function setTimeout() {
        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
        var handler = args.shift();
        var ms = args.shift();

        return setTimerRequest(handler, ms, 0, args);
    };

    global.clearTimeout = function clearTimeout(timer) {
        clearTimerRequest(timer);
    };

    global.setImmediate = function setImmediate() {
        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
        var handler = args.shift();

        return setTimerRequest(handler, 0, 0, args);
    };

    global.clearImmediate = function clearImmediate(timer) {
        clearTimerRequest(timer);
    };

})(this);

Where is global.Java defined?

you can use requestAnimationFrame or animationend